Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
We like following industry specific trend sources. It gives a different perspective on general trends likely to impact small business. Because of this, we were quite excited by this month's trends articles in Beauty Store Business Magazine. The beauty store industry is quite big. According to the U.S. Census Statistics of U.S.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
Non-profits were hit hard by the Great Recession. But despite the negative impact of the recession on grants, donations and other sources of funds, the overall sector managed positive job growth from 2008 to 2010. The chart below, from the Johns Hopkins Non-Profit Economic Data Project , shows that while non-profit job growth slowed, the sector way out-performed the for-profit sector of the economy. The non-profit segment is large, employing 10.5 million U.S. workers in 2010.
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Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
The Towers Watson 2011/2012 Talent Management and Rewards study has some fascinating insights on the disconnect between what workers want and what employers think they want. As can be seen from the chart below, the biggest disconnects are around job security and stress. Workforce has a good article on the study and this topic. Key quote on their explanation of the disconnect: "Why are employers burying their heads in the sand on job security and stress?
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
The recent European Coworking Conference was hosted by two coworking spaces, Club Office and Betahaus. Both of these are very large compared to most coworking facilities. Betahaus is housed in a 4 story building and has a cafe, several floors of open coworking space and a big events space on the top floor. I didn't find out their exact size, but my guess is they have around 10,000 square feet. Club Office is even bigger. It's a 9 story building with over
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
3D printing is similar to paper printing, except the printer creates 3D objects by spraying layers of plastic, metal or ceramics into shapes. The technology has been around for a long time, but reductions in costs and improvements in sprayable materials is making it viable for a growing number of small manufacturing and personal production applications.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
We've long been forecasting and writing about the growing trend of Americans working past traditional retirement age. But even we're surprised by a Wells Fargo survey showing that 75% of Americans plan to work in their retirement years - and 25 percent saying they'll need to work until at least age 80 because they will not have enough money to retire comfortably. According to a Business Week article on the study, this means 80 is the new 65. I haven't had a c
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Polaris VC Dave Barrett's A Deep Dive Into Dogpatch Labs provides an interesting view and set of numbers on the startup accelerator. According to Dave (who is a former Lotus collegue): To date, over 350 emerging companies have been residents. Right now, there are more than 70 teams in the Labs. Team quality has never been higher & incredibly-interesting stuff is being worked on. The waiting lists in each location range from over 60 to over 100 interested teams.
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